This 2006 inspirational drama is the story of Akeelah Anderson, a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words, portrayed by Keke Palmer, who became the youngest person ever to win an NAACP Image Award for her performance. Despite objections from her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, under the tutelage of the forthright Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong), and the residents of her neighborhood, earning a spot to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The DVD includes several featurettes, music videos from the energetic soundtrack, a gag reel, and deleted scenes.